Keep off the path, beware the gate
(Your own private Idaho)
Watch out for signs that say â€~Hidden Driveways'
(Your own private Idaho)
Don't let the chlorine in your eyes
Blind you to the awful surprise that's waitin' for you at
The bottom of the bottomless blue, blue, blue pool

You're livin' in your own private Idaho, Idaho
You're out of control, you're rivers that roll
You fell into the water and down to Idaho
Get out of that state, get out of that state you're in
You better beware

Keep off the patio, keep off the path
(Your own private Idaho, your own private Idaho)
The lawn may be green but you better not be seen
Walkin' through the gate that leads you down
Down to a pool fraught with danger
Is a pool full of strangers

You're livin' in your own private Idaho
Where do I go from here to a better state than this?
Well, don't be blind to the big surprise
Swimmin' round and round like the deadly hand
Of a radium clock, at the bottom, of the pool

Idaho, Idaho
Get out of that state, get out of that state
You're livin' in your own private Idaho
Livin' in your own private Idaho